Henkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Henkel.

Proper noun

Henkel (plural Henkels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Henkel is the 6595th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5135 individuals. Henkel is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From the root of henken (“to hang”) + -el.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛŋkl̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hen‧kel

Noun

Henkel m (strong, genitive Henkels, plural Henkel)

  1. handle (loop-like protuberance or attachment on an object by which to carry it; especially of containers)

Declension

Declension of Henkel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Henkel die Henkel
genitive eines des Henkels der Henkel
dative einem dem Henkel den Henkeln
accusative einen den Henkel die Henkel

Hyponyms

  • Bogenhenkel
  • Eimerhenkel
  • Klapphenkel
  • Korbhenkel
  • Metallhenkel
  • Tassenhenkel
  • Winkelhenkel

Derived terms

compound nouns

See also

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Henkel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Henkel” in Duden online
  • “Henkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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